3 Catch Mugging Suspect

Three shoppers who saw a mugger drag a woman from her car near West Palm Beach dashed after the man and held him until sheriff`s deputies arrived, police said Thursday.

Jeanne Brady, 33, was carrying a bag of groceries from the Albertson`s store on North Military Trail when when she was attacked in the parking lot about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Brady told deputies she had just opened her car door when she was grabbed from behind and dragged several feet by the attacker. She said the man yanked her purse until the shoulder strap broke, then fled with the purse.

Three young men who witnessed the robbery chased the man across the parking lot and caught him in front of Marshall`s Department Store, police said.

Deputies who arrived later arrested Tyrone Johnson, 24, of West Palm Beach. Johnson was charged with strong-armed robbery and booked into the County Jail on $3,000 bail.

A car Johnson had rented was found about 100 feet from Brady`s car, police said.